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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1922
Page
2
Textile ad notes summer suiting fabrics in grey and navy stripes with price emphasis on pure wool. Includes a pricing line suggesting a market value around £8. Indicates a sale or stock display in a London shop window.
A compact fragment reads as a clipped repeated phrase with unclear context. The readable text presents no identifiable event or named entities. No dates locations or organizations are discernible.
A damaged ad fragment shows a December display of Xmas gifts and goods. Names like Duchess Street and Pilaw Shams appear with items such as gloves, perfumes, table runners, runners, Serviettes, and toys. Shoppers are urged to inspect presents and visit the Buccs workshop.
Tenders will be received until 11 o clock a m on Tuesday 6 January 1923 for forage at police and other stations in Wistoris and for the Commonwealth Government from 1 March 1983 to 80 February 4924 as ire
In Mechanic Hall Numukah on Thursday December 14 at 8 pm, enjoy beverages offered at special prices. Authorised by AL Xia, the notice urges holiday shoppers to partake and place orders for Port Wine (quart) Cascade Ale and Edpy at the Telegraph Hotel.
In order that staff may have the fullest advantage of the holidays there will be no publication of The Leader on Wednesday December 7. The first publication in the New Year will be issued on Wednesday January 3. Advertisements and arrangements are requested from correspondents and staff. Also notices of obituaries and memorials from Gooremain and Numurkaht columns show a late death remembrance for Adelaidemma who passed away on 12 December 1924 with a family message of love.
A postponement of the Premier's farewell visit in district irrigation plans prompts renewed debate as Numurkah farmers push to form a flour mill company. The Numurkah Agricultural Society has pursued mill cost estimates, with a Goorambat mill purchase noted as a milestone. Community notices cover church services, holiday schedules, and local events including bowls rounds, a Boxing Day pairs tournament, and a planned church address.
Reports outline Lang succeeding O Donnell at Numurkah police, Lang’s brave service aboard the steamer Pitbarra in 1913 earning a Royal Humane Society certificate, and burial and condolence notices for Haywshire engineer’s family. Names: Lang, O Donnell, Lane, Boerkensye West, Pitbarra, Melbourne, Royal Humane Society, Hay, Clarkson, Tom Thadstrest, Mere, Cobra, Joseph Mutehle.
Passenger aboard records a rough voyage to Australia with notes on ships, dances, ports, and passengers. He recalls Australia bound passengers, dance halls, the Ovsova ship, and various meals. He mentions meeting friends, exchange quirks, and the longing for home. He reflects on seas, weather, and the voyage’s social life.
Fragmentary noisy text shows weather, waves, and people on a deck with stray names and actions. The readable content offers no coherent event, date, or identifiable entities to summarize into a proper news item. The passage appears as garbled dialogue or OCR noise without a clear subject or outcome.
An observer notes the drought spread beyond Bay and Teguldura with bare countryside. Sheep offered at 1/8 per head were rejected for poor quality as many animals were trucked to the interior. Large lagoons formed along the Murumbidgee below Wagga and Way, and at Groog Crong ducks thrived in the water.
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